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"Boss, don't worry, our tech staff at Taishan Games have made significant progress these days!" Ximen Jun said confidently.

Although Taishan Games has only developed two games so far, its talent pool is already considerable.

Ximen Jun used his connections in the United States to recruit 25 people to join Taishan Games.

When Xiaoshan acquired Kurai Jiro's company, more than twenty technicians joined the company.

Moreover, Xiaoshan, through headhunting companies, has successively recruited more than a hundred people, all of whom are leaders in the computer field.

As a result, Taishan Games is now more like an academic research department, where programming talents from various countries exchange ideas.

Of course, this was also the result of Xiaoshan's efforts.

Reserve and cultivate talent.

Since the current environment in Hong Kong is not suitable for scientific research, I will change it to be suitable for scientific research.

In early September, Taishan Publishing House finally lived up to expectations and produced "Pokémon" and "Digimon"!

At Taishan Publishing House's current pace, it's about one episode per week.

Of course, this is also because the art style of Pokémon and Digimon is relatively simple.

The more information-rich and art-styled "Super Saiyan" will probably have to wait a while longer.

In any case, these two animations have finally been produced and can now be broadcast on television at a normal speed.

However, Hong Kong's television stations are a different story; their eight-hour limit for educational programming is practically fixed.

The television station that will soon be operating in Macau has two more high-quality programs.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Shan couldn't help but sigh. Taishan Toy Factory could finally move forward.

Producing only one Mount Tai Rubik's Cube is far too limited for a toy factory.

"Send the structural diagrams of the main characters and monsters from Pokémon and Digimon to Taishan Toy Factory and let them discuss what materials to use to make them," Xiao Shan said to Guan You, the editor-in-chief of Taishan Publishing House. "Also, prepare several sets of very well-made colored illustrations for me to take. Each main character and monster needs more than five illustrations."

"Ok!"

Guanyou instructed his subordinates to send the structural drawings to You Kebin, and also prepared several colored paintings to hand over to Xiao Shan.

Guanyou has far too many of these colorful paintings with disjointed background details.

Guan You knew that handing over the structural diagram to You Kebin was a way to get Taishan Toy Factory to design new toys. Once the Pokémon and Digimon comics were sold and the anime aired, they would definitely make a fortune.

But what does the boss want to do with these colored pictures?

However, Xiao Shan didn't say anything, and Guan You didn't feel comfortable asking.

Back in his office, Xiao Shan immediately summoned Li Xianbao, the person in charge of Taishan Foods.

"Boss, what are your orders?" Li Xianbao asked respectfully upon arriving at Xiao Shan's office.

Xiao Shan gestured for Li Xianbao to sit down, then said to him, "Xiao Li, these are colored illustrations of characters and little monsters from the upcoming comic published by Taishan Publishing House. The TV station will also be broadcasting an animated version of the comic. Make different cards based on the previous ones and put them into different flavors of instant noodles!"

"In addition, what kinds of things are Hong Kong children interested in? These include sports, myths, and fictional characters. We can buy the copyrights, make them into cards, and promote them..."

Chapter 642, The Furious Governor of Hong Kong! (Please Subscribe!)

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Li Xianbao immediately understood.

With Pokémon and Digimon about to premiere, my boss is trying to capitalize on this momentum to not only sell comic books and boost viewership, but also to make a killing with instant noodles!

"Boss, I'll arrange it!" Li Xianbao quickly said to Xiao Shan.

After Li Xianbao left, Xiao Shan received a call from Zhou Aimin.

Zhou Aimin asked him to go to the Xinhua News Agency office.

Xiao Shan naturally knew that Zhou Aimin had sent him there because of the satellite launch.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Shan went directly to Xinhua News Agency's office in Hong Kong.

Upon meeting Zhou Aimin, Zhou Aimin directly told Xiao Shan: "The authorities have approved your two satellites, and the relevant technical personnel will arrive in Macau tomorrow!"

“Okay!” Xiao Shan nodded and said, “The TV station people will arrive in Macau tonight. I won’t be going; it’s too conspicuous…”

Of course, this kind of thing can't be kept secret forever.

If he doesn't even know when electromagnetic waves come in, then he shouldn't be the Governor of Hong Kong; he should just go back to his hometown and grow potatoes.

After all, it is a television station under the name of Macau, and how it will be broadcast in Hong Kong still requires communication between the Macau government and the Hong Kong government.

It can't be that Hong Kong TV stations can broadcast in Macau, but Macau TV stations are blocked in Hong Kong, right?

The two are interconnected, with even the capillaries of their systems connected. Their economies are also intertwined, and their legal tender is mutually usable. How much more so for a mere television station?

If MacLehose were to suppress Taishan's media at all costs, even at the cost of sacrificing harmonious coexistence with Macau, just to prevent the TV station from launching, Xiaoshan would truly admire MacLehose as a real man!

While applauding them, they also presented the Hong Kong government with a banner to express their respect.

On the issue of '97, John Bull and Portugal were on the same side.

Both sides were natural allies in order to counter the mainland and continue to occupy and colonize it.

Because of a small television station, the two sides developed a rift, and MacLehose couldn't afford to take such a big hit.

“Even if you open six channels, one satellite is enough. You know, three satellites can achieve global broadcasting at the same time. You must know that, right?” Zhou Aimin was a little confused as to why Xiaoshan wanted to buy two satellites.

"Of course I know!" Xiao Shan said with a smile. "One satellite is for Taishan's use, while the other is for the Macau government. Since we're going to operate them separately, let's separate them completely."

Upon hearing Xiao Shan's words, Zhou Aimin's eyelids twitched slightly.

Launching a satellite costs HK$1 million!

Xiao Shan just casually sent it out with a single sentence. How indifferent is he to money?

Of course, Zhou Aimin also knew that compared to Hong Kong, investing in Macau was already very cheap.

Two weeks later, the two satellites were launched into the airspace over the Indian Ocean.

The ground station and equipment can be sent from the mainland to Macau for assembly and then put into use.

If you don't know how to use it, we can provide on-site training in mainland China, and offer repair and replacement services.

Hong Kong Taishan Television relocated three-quarters of its staff to establish Macau Taishan Television.

It was then that MacLehose discovered that all the programs on Hong Kong Taishan Television were pre-recorded.

Just leave a few mouths to broadcast the day's news, and a few hands to play recorded programs.

Even with three-quarters of its staff gone, Hong Kong Taishan TV station was still able to broadcast normally.

Broadcast when it's time to broadcast, air when it's time to air, without any delay.

It was only then that MacLehose realized that Xiao Shan had no intention of running a television station in Hong Kong.

It's a complete joke that I'm being so strict with myself!

What's infuriating is that they have no reason to revoke Hong Kong's television license.

After all, Hong Kong's Taishan TV now has a clear schedule of eight hours of educational programming and enough programming to air.

Even including cleaning staff and security guards, Hong Kong Taishan TV Station has less than 30 employees, yet it hasn't stopped broadcasting?

Since there has been no suspension of broadcasting and there are still enough programs airing, on what grounds does the Hong Kong government revoke the television license?

And even in this state, Hong Kong's Taishan TV still gets advertising deals, not losing money but actually making a profit?!

MacLehose thought it was utterly outrageous!

What infuriated MacLehose even more was that the Governor of Macau, Andrew Lee, actually came to him to discuss the upcoming launch of Macau TV in Hong Kong.

We hope the Hong Kong government will refrain from intercepting electromagnetic waves from Macau into Hong Kong, given the friendly relations between the two places.

Looking at MacLehose, who had been silent for a long time, Li Andao couldn't help but sigh.

How could Li Andao not know that MacLehose was wary of Xiao Shan?

Completing a closed-loop media ecosystem is indeed a terrifying thing!

However, MacLehose had his own stance, and Lee Ando also had his own stance.

Enabling Macau to have its own television station is a major responsibility of Governor Lee On To.

Therefore, Li Andao could only apologize to MacLehose.

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“Sure!” After a long pause, MacLehose replied with a cold laugh, “Macau’s television channels can enter Hong Kong, but the television channels belonging to the Taishan Group cannot!”

After hearing MacLehose's resistance, Li Andao also fell silent.

Looking at the silent Li Andao, MacLehose frowned and asked, "What? Is it not allowed? You need to know that Hong Kong already has three television stations and doesn't need any more media channels! The television stations in Macau and Taishan Group are just for grabbing market share in Hong Kong; they are dispensable."

Li Andao remained silent for a moment, then replied in a deep voice, "It's not that it's impossible, it's that it's too impossible!"

"How so?" Upon hearing Li Andao's answer, Mai Lihao was taken aback.

Li Andao explained, "The Taishan Group bought two satellites in total! One is for establishing its own four television channels, and the other is for the Macau government to establish two television channels! So the Hong Kong government only needs to intercept the electromagnetic waves of the four television channels belonging to the Taishan Group!"

"In addition, the Macao government has reached an agreement with Taishan Group. The Macao government lacks talent and management system in the field of digital media. Prior to this, Taishan Group was willing to undertake the broadcast of programs on the Macao government's Chinese channel, and the Portuguese channel only needs to rebroadcast programs from Portugal."

His simple words resonated deeply with MacLehose.

Xiaoshan had already planned out how to proceed at each stage!

The Hong Kong government's tight control over CTV was merely a variable for Taishan; even Xiaoshan himself hadn't anticipated obtaining the television license.

However, this is clearly not a bad thing.

On the surface, Xiaoshan used this television license to stabilize the Hong Kong government, while also using it to attract talent.

However, they are secretly planning for a new television license and have reached an agreement with the Macau government to proceed according to plan.

Anticipating that the Hong Kong government would not allow Taishan TV to enter Hong Kong, they chose to retreat strategically by purchasing two satellites.

One is for the Hong Kong government's defense, and the other is for the Macau government's entry into Hong Kong.

Currently, the channels of Macau government are managed by Taishan Group. If Macau government channels enter Hong Kong, wouldn't that be the same as Taishan TV Station of Macau entering Hong Kong?

Since CTV's television license couldn't support the cost of producing TV dramas, they used the Macau government's television license as a springboard to broadcast TV dramas produced for Macau government television stations in the evenings using CTV's license.

So even if they restrict the Macau Taishan TV Channel from entering Hong Kong, as long as the Macau government's Chinese channel enters Hong Kong, it's equivalent to the Taishan Group entering the country.

In short, regardless of whether we try to stop or not, Taishan TV from Macau will still be able to enter Hong Kong.

After all, I can't just shut out the two channels from the Australian government!

For MacLehose, the current situation is unsolvable!

Unless I'm willing to completely break ties with Taishan Group!

However, the problem is that Taishan Group now has so many factories in Hong Kong, affecting tens of thousands of families and hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents.

Moreover, most of the lower-level police officers in the Hong Kong police system have family members working in Tai Shan Group's factories.

If we were to completely break ties with Taishan Group, wouldn't Hong Kong be thrown into chaos?

Moreover, the mainland is currently thinking about taking back Hong Kong. What if Hong Kong is turned upside down and the mainland uses the excuse that the Hong Kong government cannot manage Hong Kong well to take back Hong Kong by force?

After all, today's John Bull is not the John Bull of yesteryear, and China is not the China of yesteryear either!

Feeling a splitting headache, MacLehose could only suggest that the Macau government's television channels could be broadcast in Hong Kong, and then dismissed Li Andao!

As for the issue of Taishan TV in Macau, he still needs to discuss it with Xiao Shan in person.

Since we can't stop Xiaoshan from completing its media closed loop, let's try to get as many benefits from Xiaoshan as possible!

After watching Li Andao leave, MacLehose sighed and had his secretary call Xiao Shan to invite him to the Governor's Mansion for a talk.

Taishan Group Headquarters, Xiaoshan Office.

After hanging up the phone with the governor's office, Xiao Shan couldn't help but smile slightly.

After all his efforts paid off, MacLehose conceded defeat in this round!

As for MacLehose calling me over for a talk, it's nothing more than him trying to squeeze more money out of me.

As long as the media loop can be completed, Xiaoshan doesn't mind spending a little more money!

Even for Xiaoshan, using the Macau government's name to enter Hong Kong is already a great favor to the Hong Kong government.

Otherwise, Johnny Dee's parent company is practically selling off its pants; they could just walk over there and throw money at it to buy out Hong Kong Dee's subsidiary.